Men’s and Women’s Tennis Teams Headed to Eugene

Two matches on tap for both squads, starting with
nationally-ranked Ducks on Friday

The Eastern Washington University men’s and women’s
tennis teams continue early-season play this weekend with two
matches a piece in Eugene, Ore.

To kick off the weekend, the women’s team will face its
second-straight opponent ranked in the top 75 nationally, as EWU
plays No. 66 Oregon on Friday (Jan. 25) at 2 p.m. Live updates of
the match will be availableHERE.

Eastern opened its 2013 campaign last Saturday against No. 60
Wyoming, suffering a 7-0 loss to the Cowgirls.

Following the women’s match, the EWU men’s team will
have their own duel with the Ducks, who currently rank 72nd in the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association men’s national team
rankings. Live updates of the men's match will also be available
via www.goducks.com.

On Saturday (Jan. 26), the women will take on Portland at 9 a.m.
in Eugene, while the men play South Carolina Upstate at 1 p.m.

Men's Match Previews

The men will be looking to build on its performance from the
season-openers last Sunday, in which EWU lost a 7-0 decision to
Idaho, but rebounded in the second half of its doubleheader with a
fourth-consecutive sweep of Whitworth. Leading the Eagles in the
season debut was sophomore-transfer Eduardo Martinez and freshman
Tomas Aranguiz.

Eastern has played Oregon in five of the last six seasons,
although it will be the first meeting for most of the players, as
EWU’s 2013 roster features nine newcomers.

The Eagles are 0-5 against the Pac-12 team in that time, but in
four of the five meetings, EWU has picked up at least one win in
doubles and one in singles.

This will be the first-ever meeting between EWU and USC
Upstate.

Women's Match Previews

The women’s team will be looking to snap two long-standing
losing streaks against both Oregon and Portland. The Eagles are 0-7
against the Ducks since their first meeting in 1994.

While many of the matches against Portland have been decided by
just one or two points, EWU has been on the losing end in
14-consecutive meetings with the Pilots, including eight in a row
from 2004-12. The last time EWU celebrated win over UP was Feb. 27,
1993.

In order to pick up a first-ever win against Oregon and the
first in two decades against Portland, the Eagles will rely heavily
on the leadership of senior Chelsea Patton, as well as the talents
of sophomores Moira Hedberg, Chrissy Uriarte and Helon Ricks, who
represented the top four spots for EWU in the season opener.